Yancy Medeiros vs. Sean Spencer
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yancy Medeiros
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Sean Spencer
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yancy Medeiros
Distance 92.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
Sean Spencer
Distance 92.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yancy Medeiros
Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.9%)
Sean Spencer
Head 87.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Medeiros L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Spencer L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 467 / 1371 | 34.1% | 37.9% | 391 / 1302 | 30.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 67.3% | 49 / 84 | 58.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 69.1% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 1199 | 29.8% | 35.0% | 345 / 1225 | 28.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 133 / 213 | 62.4% | 69.1% | 77 / 136 | 56.6% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 61 / 71 | 85.9% | 81.9% | 34 / 45 | 75.6% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Medeiros L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Spencer L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 605 / 1228 | 49.3% | 38.9% | 332 / 947 | 35.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 92 / 134 | 68.7% | 68.6% | 60 / 97 | 61.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 61 / 73 | 83.6% | 68.0% | 40 / 56 | 71.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1030 | 44.2% | 35.1% | 278 / 898 | 31.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 181 / 260 | 69.6% | 68.1% | 54 / 98 | 55.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 122 / 145 | 84.1% | 81.5% | 100 / 104 | 96.2% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Medeiros has more cage time on record.